Master Li was responsible for counting dry goods and delicacies. While responding to Master Pang's words, he also checked the ingredients he needed to prepare. At this time, he felt that it was almost done.
"It's a strong wind and the doorkeepers are selling food, and everyone has their own stall. In my place, everything that needs to be soaked in water has been soaked. Sea cucumbers and other things are quite acceptable, although some things have been left out for a long time, such as this deer tendon.
It has lost its freshness, but it doesn’t matter, it’s all about cooking to make it taste better.”
Following Master Li, he rushed to the kitchen and shouted, "Liangzi, come out. This deer tendon needs to be treated with caustic soda. You must make it flexible so that we can use it later. Do you understand?"
At about this time, the three tricycle drivers in the outer courtyard also led the tricycles to the kitchen door.
As soon as they saw the contents of the goods list, the two masters understood it.
These were all booked with the supplier of Tan Palace a long time ago. The fresh fruits and vegetables obtained from Yongdingmen were all needed to be fresh and there was no way to prepare them in advance.
So at this time, the two master chefs who wanted to take a break couldn't take a breath, and another round of inspections on seasonal fresh products came.
Several tricycle drivers were unloading the goods from the vehicle one by one, and they opened the cane covers one by one to inspect.
There were more than 20 baskets with dozens of items in varying quantities. It took me half an hour to figure out what was going on.
At this time, several tricycle drivers standing in the kitchen yard had their eyes opened again.
Not to mention that along the way, they felt as if they were in the large garden of Prince Gong's Mansion, thinking that they had arrived at the "real Prince's Mansion".
Let’s just say that the sight of this kitchen filled with delicious food was far beyond their imagination.
It's not like they've never seen a factory canteen before, but comparing it to this, it's a shame.
Because the factory only produces wild vegetables, cabbage and potatoes in winter, eggplants and lentils in autumn, tomatoes and cucumbers in summer, and even the occasional meat is the same thing as "red-crowned crane".
Never had they seen so many kinds of meat, so many colorful cakes and snacks.
Not to mention that the things they get are all hard-to-find items on the market.
Among them, there were only large baskets of lychees and bananas, as well as countless fruits and grapes of various colors.
Even the vegetables, many of them are fresh vegetables that they have never seen before.
In particular, there are not only many things, but also large quantities.
They had never seen dozens of soup cans placed together with different strips on them.
I have never seen dozens of elbows piled up in large iron pots like a mountain.
I have never seen hundreds of big fish neatly cleaned up, fried one by one, and put together.
Not to mention, there are many things they don't recognize, such as sea cucumbers, scallops, fish maw, shark fins, bird's nests, humps, etc.
In short, the kitchen today is like a big vegetable market.
The kitchen courtyard and the aroma wafting out of it made their mouths water, and they thought of one word - rich.
In their opinion, all the good things this person can eat in his life may not be as much as what they see in the kitchen at this time.
Ever since, when they finally finished what they were supposed to do.
They were all overjoyed to actually get the job they took on a hot day, and after being sweaty and sweaty, they paid a huge price.
Under the shade of the tree, they were drinking warm and fragrant jasmine tea from a large bowl, and wiping their sweaty heads with a dark towel. When the leading tricycle driver was happy, he couldn't bear the loneliness and wanted to talk a few words.
Son.
While holding the tea bowl, he couldn't help but ask Master Pang, "Master, it's so hot today, there are inevitably a lot of flies, and the ice melts quickly. Look, the bottom of your basket is full of ice water."
Damn it! How dare you bring such an old thing in this weather. Is it useful? How many seats do you want to open?"
As for Master Pang, after being a chef for a long time, he also has the habit of being a good teacher.
Anyway, everything was in order, people were busy with all the chores, and there was still some time before the banquet started at noon, so he simply picked up the teapot and started to get bored with the coachman like a storyteller.
"Did you use it? You gave me that 'you'. Let me tell you that the people who are doing things today are not ordinary people. They are in the literary and art world, the cultural world, the business world, and the officialdom. We have too many friends and a wide range of contacts. We are here.
The capacity of these three hundred people is not necessarily enough. And you have to understand that people are not just ordinary people in small households. They welcome guests with running tables and have to arrange for people to accompany the guests and eat. People
But there is one meal in the morning and one in the evening, two formal meals. If you are willing to eat, the guest can eat here for a whole day. Think about it, how much food do you need to prepare?"
"Yes." The eyes of several coachmen gleamed as they listened to the cross talk "Opening a Porridge Factory" and savored the magnanimity of the good people from the Loess Ma family.
So then a coachman asked again, "How many dishes are there on each table for this meal? Isn't it necessary to have eighteen dishes?"
If you ask this question, it is probably the ceiling of the luxurious banquet that his class can imagine.
However, these words seemed so ridiculous to Master Pang's ears.
He couldn't help curling his lips, "Eighteen Dao, you can't say enough. I still say the same thing, we are not a small family, if we are ordinary people, we can just entertain them with 'eight pigs'."
It's a rough mat, and there are eight big items on the table, all of which are found on pigs, such as Sixi meatballs, mandarin duck meat, rice vermicelli meat, tiger skin knuckles, braised pork ribs, large pieces, and some cold or vegetarian ones, I'll give you ten
Eight. This is not the case for us today. We have wine and meat, and we can’t eat enough to satisfy ourselves. Today’s guests are all top-notch, so if we have to get something high-end, we have to make it to earn face for the host.
That's fine, so, then we have to have a banquet of 'four to the end'."
"Four to four to the end?"
Master Pang's words were again difficult for the coachmen to understand. They were even more curious, and another person couldn't help but ask for advice.
"Master, what is the four-fourth banquet?"
Master Pang was very enthusiastic and willing to explain patiently without being irritated at all.
"Four-four, after all, is a banquet with four as the counting mode. There are rules for serving dishes. To put it bluntly, it is divided into dishes. Everything is served in four at the same time. Four is what we pay attention to.
It is an auspicious number, and it also caters to the changes of the four seasons. The four seasons are always fresh, and there is a good fortune of being even and stable. The simplest "four four to the end" banquet is four flat plates, four large pieces, four rows and four rice dishes, or four cool ones.
Four hot dishes, four soup dishes, and four snacks. Think about it, there are only sixteen dishes, how can it be more complicated?"
"Then how many dishes are you preparing for today?"
The leader of the coachman was completely fascinated by what he heard. As soon as Master Pang finished speaking, he couldn't help but ask clearly.
Master Pang is a nice person, he doesn't show off, and he's not afraid of fussing, he just lets them gain some experience.
"Since you are willing to listen, let me tell you. Our Si Si Si has four dried fruits, sesame seeds, buttered almonds, melon seeds, peanuts. Four candied fruits, peach preserves, melon sticks and candied dates.
Warm quinces. There are also four fruits, grapes, lychees, peaches, and bananas. Four pastries, rose cakes, noodles, perilla pastries, jade dew cream. Four meat dishes, smoked fish, pine flowers, mixed shrimp kidneys, and soy sauce beef.
.Four vegetarian dishes, mixed spinach, osmanthus and lotus root, red and green shoots, pearl bamboo shoots. Four stir-fried vegetables, Kung Pao chicken, fried diced pork in sauce, braised prawns, sweet and sour pork loin. Four braised bowls, braised shredded chicken, braised chestnuts
Mushroom, mandarin duck buckle, sea cucumber roasted with green onion. Four snacks, fried unicorn noodles, braised rice dumplings, fried magnolia sticks, flavored shaomai. Sihai bowl, braised wild rice with chicken oil, braised deer tendons in casserole, sesame oil eel paste, braised shark's fin. The four major ones
Bowl, dragon boat mandarin fish, slippery shell balls, milk cauliflower, shredded apples. Four porridge vegetables, hump shreds, sweet mix, Sichuan pickles, pickled ganluo. Hey, don’t count the dragon and phoenix wedding cakes, the total is no more, no less,
Thirty-six dishes. Of course, you can add more if you want, but it would be unnecessary if the meal time is too long. If the guests are not supported, they will also be tired."
Good guy!
You don’t know if you don’t listen, but only after listening do you realize that there are such rich banquets in this world.
Poverty really limits imagination!
To be honest, if it weren't for the tea bowls in their hands, these coachmen would have wanted to give Master Pang a whimper.
As far as the name of this dish is concerned, it is much more enjoyable than the cross talk "steamed lamb, steamed bear paws, steamed deer tail, roasted flower duck, roasted chicken, roasted goose..."
Otherwise, one is a talker and the other is a true connoisseur.
You can make it just as you say, and there are strict rules. It's not like making up random things like cross talk, where different ingredients are put together according to the same method to make up the numbers.
This level of authority and professionalism is completely different.
Just by listening to it, several coachmen were drooling.
If they hadn't already known in their hearts that this meal couldn't be had with money.
They really wanted to ask again how many people had to join in order to have a seat, sit inside and eat along with them.
At this time, perhaps also tempted by the delicious food, a little yellow cat jumped down from the courtyard wall to join in the fun.
As soon as this cat entered the yard, it immediately ran towards the pile of meat in the kitchen.
Two of the tricycle drivers discovered it almost at the same time. They also had good intentions. They chased after it and each kicked it to scare it away.
"This thing is the most disgusting thing! If you are not careful, you can take a fish away."
"Isn't it? Damn it, this thing is the most disgusting. It's so hard to guard against. If I bump into it again, I have to catch it."
Half of this sentence was used by the two coachmen to scold the cat, and the other half was used to express the greetings between Quan and Master Pang.
It's a pity that they are extremely happy and sad, and they are really reckless.
Because Master Pang was immediately shocked and shouted stop.
"Don't get in the way, don't get in the way! This is the cat raised by the chairman of the board. You two, hey, let me say hello to you. Fortunately, it wasn't hurt. Otherwise, if the old American lady knew about it, none of us would be safe.
Got to be dumbfounded.”
"Ah?" Upon hearing this, the drivers realized that they had almost gotten into trouble.
Well, I drank their tea, took candy, cigarettes, and money, and almost hurt their beloved cat.
How do you say this?
As for the little yellow cat that was scared away and ran to the courtyard wall, it was because of the unforeseen disaster and refused to leave easily. Instead, it stared at the coachman and meowed.
It was as if he understood the conversation of these people and was demonstrating.
As a result, none of the coachmen could stay any longer, and they realized that cats were not easy to mess with.
They were scared and aggrieved, and they felt more and more that this was something evil.
They were all thinking about the long nights and many dreams, so they left quickly so that they could stay away from here and keep their harvest.
However, in the eyes of cats, they don’t think too much.
Why is it called?
In fact, it's very simple. It's just that today's kitchen is so different, with so many rich and tempting things, that it can't resist this temptation and dare to take risks.
For it, what it yearns for most is obviously not the several large tables in the courtyard that are filled with layers of dried fruits, cakes and various snacks.
Instead, there are fish scales, fish bones, shrimp skins, and meat bones thrown together like the Himalayas in the corner of the courtyard, attracting flies to fly around.
As a result, he was expelled, and even more so at the hands of outsiders.
His grandma is so weak, why should she be kicked like this?
In the cat's heart, it feels really wronged. It also knows that what it wants is something that humans won't eat.
The host is getting married, and it can’t even pick up any chicken bones or fish bones. Can you stop barking?
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It should be said that in terms of ostentation and experience, today, whether it is the delivery drivers or the chefs in the kitchen, they are just out of line.
In all aspects, who is the easiest person to feast your eyes on?
Alas, it was actually the drummers wearing red uniforms, sitting in the row of rooms at the gate waiting for the newcomers to arrive, drinking tea, and a few people waiting to act as bearers.
Because these people had errands to do, they only started waiting for the bride to come in. They were all quite idle.
The big bronze drums and trumpets were all put aside. They were holding small cigarettes and blowing small fans, watching the people coming and going outside the window.
Everyone is busy.
Not only did they see with their own eyes how people in Yunyuan set up gift tables and tea tables.
Then a red tablecloth was laid out and an eight-fold screen with folded branches and flowers was placed.
I also saw how these people put dried fruits, fresh fruits, wedding candies, wedding cigarettes, and snacks on the plate in order.
And all the porcelain used was specially fired for this wedding.
Of course, they were surprised and opened their eyes, and they couldn't keep their mouths shut.
What's the point of just sitting around and watching?
With the peep show in front of us, of course we have to chat and joke with each other.
"Isn't it the same for rich people to marry a wife as for those of us who don't have money? How much money we spend to marry a wife, and even if we get married, we won't have a good life - these days! A good wife is hard to find! Even if you find one,
What do you think? I can't afford to offend you! I care about your money, I make you drink! I won't let you make friends! If you have a child, you have to take care of the child's food and clothing. Don't you think so? What's the point of getting married?
?If I have so much money, I won’t fucking get married. I’ll save it all in the bank. Isn’t it good that I can live a prosperous life and spend it on others? Grandma..."
This guy just wants to "make people laugh" when he talks, and he dares to say things that others don't dare to say, because in fact, he is not married yet, and he doesn't even know his partner.
So when he spoke, he had the comic effect of saying sour grapes.
The group couldn't help laughing when they heard what he said.